mrpaddyx Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Really good WiFi should be mandatory in each Scottish Football ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Rogic Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Really good WiFi should be mandatory in each Scottish Football ground. Celtic have it but in games when the ground is close to full its impossible to connect to...however that happens about once or twice a season now so majority of time its fine. Noticed Hampden had free Wi-Fi at the Ross County semi in January but, other than to check other scores occasionaly why would you really need it? If your going to a match at any level and spending most of your time on Facebook or forums like this then your as well staying at home or in the pub. To answer the OP's question my view is ticket prices are too high the main factor but, while our clubs pay high wages to bang average dross and get a pittance of TV money, even Celtic included thats unlikely to change significantly. Other factors like safe standing and being able to buy a beer might improve the èxperience as would the football not being shite. Id also lobby for the scrapping of those ridiculous lunchtime kick offs we in Scotland have for most TV games, fucking awful having these games at this time, the Friday night ones conversely are fantastic, I much prefer these and also didnt mind the 6.00 Saturday games we had in the late 90's and early 00's. You can have a pre match pint or two and dont have to get up at stupid o'clock if game is up at Aberdeen etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Cheaper tickets = less income for clubs = having to cut back investment on playing squad = poorer quality football = lower crowds. Over a third of SPFL clubs' revenue comes from gate receipts. There is no guarantee that lowering prices will bring in enough fans to ensure clubs don't make a loss and when such a big chunk of the clubs' income comes from this, lowering prices would be counter-productive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duszek Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Half time entertainment: An Old Firm fan, bedecked in full strip, comes sprinting out of the tunnel. 10 seconds later, a lion comes after him. Wait. This needs more thought. Whoever wins the half-time draw spins a Wheel of Fortune, dictating which wild beast (lion, tiger, rhino, bear or gorilla) is unleashed. Wait. Can gorillas run fast? If not, replace with chimp. And add one 'comedy' option. Emu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Rogic Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Cheaper tickets = less income for clubs = having to cut back investment on playing squad = poorer quality football = lower crowds. Over a third of SPFL clubs' revenue comes from gate receipts. There is no guarantee that lowering prices will bring in enough fans to ensure clubs don't make a loss and when such a big chunk of the clubs' income comes from this, lowering prices would be counter-productive. The problem we have in Scotland is there is so much wall to wall live TV football from England and Europe it is getting more and more difficult for our clubs at all levels to entice people out the house and into grounds, as you say to attract better players they need to pay wages they shouldnt be and, with the pittance TV deal we have that means ticket prices of at least £20 up to £30 for top flight games. Will lowering that bring in enough exrra bodies for it to be cost effective? Sadly probably not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Dee Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Half time entertainment: An Old Firm fan, bedecked in full strip, comes sprinting out of the tunnel. 10 seconds later, a lion comes after him. Wait. This needs more thought. Whoever wins the half-time draw spins a Wheel of Fortune, dictating which wild beast (lion, tiger, rhino, bear or gorilla) is unleashed. ^^^Absolutely this. I'm just nit picking but aren't all followers of the evil sisters full kit wankers? I'm struggling to think of one, that I know, that isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Dee Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 The problem we have in Scotland is there is so much wall to wall live TV football from England and Europe it is getting more and more difficult for our clubs at all levels to entice people out the house and into grounds, as you say to attract better players they need to pay wages they shouldnt be and, with the pittance TV deal we have that means ticket prices of at least £20 up to £30 for top flight games. Will lowering that bring in enough exrra bodies for it to be cost effective? Sadly probably not Shut up, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Nothing to do with the shite football Celtic are playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunty Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Cheaper tickets = less income for clubs = having to cut back investment on playing squad = poorer quality football = lower crowds. Over a third of SPFL clubs' revenue comes from gate receipts. There is no guarantee that lowering prices will bring in enough fans to ensure clubs don't make a loss and when such a big chunk of the clubs' income comes from this, lowering prices would be counter-productive. Could look at the German model though. Generally their ticket prices are the same as here, but they always have a set amount that are cheap. Likewise you also get a lot more for your £25 in Germany, and I don't just mean the standard of football. Free travel for a start is a big thing - this is where we need to be getting involved with bus and train companies. Also the options of being able to drink, better food, better atmosphere. We should be trying to tap into the tourism market. Was speaking to a Scotland fan in Prague who said he's stopped going to domestic games and instead has become a football tourist, generally picking games in Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga. He never has problems getting tickets. Yet, any game here that might be remotely interesting to a tourist and they would struggle to get a ticket unless they were on a club database even if the game isn't a sell out. The recent Hibs/Ross County final was probably a prime example of that. Tickets eventually went on sale on day of game for neutrals, fair enough, but even then you were looking at £25. Should have had a large section behind goal for £12-15, free transport within Glasgow for fans to get there, and subsidised trains and buses for fans to actually get to Glasgow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Air rifles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Rogic Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Nothing to do with the shite football Celtic are playing. Fair point although a lot of clubs fans could say that not just Celtic, part and parcel of football as we all know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tackle Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Air rifles. Sniper rifles would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Dee Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Sniper rifles would be better.And anti personnel mines. Well, it'll make the dives more realistic anyway.Eta. Before any smart c**t pipes in wi "but they're banned by the UN". f**k em. f**k the UN. It's about time we grew a fucking set and started daeing oor ain hing, Ken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tackle Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 And anti personnel mines. Well, it'll make Jaunma's dives more realistic anyway.Eta. Before any smart c**t pipes in wi "but they're banned by the UN". f**k em. f**k the UN. It's about time we grew a fucking set and started daeing oor ain hing, Ken? FTFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Dee Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 FTFY Nae bather, chief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Get a pair of long johns you old c**t. Thank you. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Bloody hell, I've agreed with Gideon Osbourne, Nigel Farage AND jmothecat today Slightly frightened that I'm included in that company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top six next year Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Flat rate of £10 a ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bert Raccoon Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Johnny Davidson doing the half time results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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